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Japanese symbol for “smokescreen”

Romaji: enmaku
smokescreen

In Japanese, smokescreen is , read (enmaku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n smokescreen

Kanji and stroke order

smoke
on: エン
kun: けむ.る、けむり、けむ.い
13 strokes · JLPT 2
curtain, bunting, act of play
on: マク、バク
kun: とばり
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きつえん kitsuensmoking (tobacco)
きんえん kin'enabstaining from smoking; quitting smoking
タバコ tabakotobacco; cigarette; cigar
えんとつ entotsuchimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship)
はつえん hatsuenemitting smoke; fuming
ふんえん fun'en(eruption of) smoke
かいまく kaimakuraising the curtain
じまく jimakusubtitles; captioning

See also: Chinese symbol for “smokescreen”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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